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Tom FitzGerald
Subscribers 26.1K
Videos 190
Views 2.9M

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Tom FitzGerald focuses on biographical and historical analyses of Western history’s greatest men, exploring figures like Caesar, Marcus Aurelius, Alexander, and Charlemagne. The content appears to be deep-dives that extract practical lessons for modern life, with a tutorial-style emphasis on historical primary sources and philosophy in history. The channel uploads around 2.9K views per video on average, with an upload frequency of about 2.9 uploads per week, and a total of 190 videos since joining in November 2022.

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#1

83% relevance

Subscribers 16.9M
Videos 1.6K
Views 2.2B
Appearances 23
SERP 100%
Similarity 71%
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Shares a strong overlap in searches about ancient Rome, classical history, and medieval history, matching Tom FitzGerald on audience interests (100% search similarity) with substantial content similarity (71%), indicating similar educational history content and topics.

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Kings and Generals YouTube channel thumbnail
Subscribers 4.1M
Videos 1.9K
Views 1.0B
Appearances 15
SERP 80%
Similarity 77%
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Catches the same historical queries on ancient Rome politics and Greek/Roman democracy and mirrors Tom FitzGerald in content focus on warfare and politics, showing high search overlap (80%) and strong content similarity (77%).

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Overly Sarcastic Productions YouTube channel thumbnail
Subscribers 2.5M
Videos 881
Views 848.5M
Appearances 12
SERP 58%
Similarity 71%
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Targets the same classical history topics and ancient Rome politics with a content-driven approach similar to Tom FitzGerald (71% content match) and moderate overall search alignment (58%), implying a shared audience despite stylistic differences.

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#4

64% relevance

Subscribers 22.4M
Videos 2.3K
Views 4.5B
Appearances 11
SERP 53%
Similarity 72%
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Applies to comparable medieval and classical history themes and democracy topics, with robust content overlap (72%) and notable search overlap (53%), indicating similar subject matter yet different delivery format.

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#5
History Skills

59% relevance

Subscribers 44.3K
Videos 360
Views 6.9M
Appearances 6
SERP 34%
Similarity 77%
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Aligns with Tom FitzGerald on history source analysis and primary sources, showing high content similarity (77%) but lower search overlap (34%), suggesting a more methodological focus within a related audience.

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Jared Henderson YouTube channel thumbnail
Subscribers 733K
Videos 99
Views 38.2M
Appearances 6
SERP 27%
Similarity 76%
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Shares interest in ancient political theory and Stoic philosophy, with moderate search overlap (27%) but strong content alignment (76%), reflecting similar scholarly topics delivered in a philosophy/history blend.

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Discovered competitors include CrashCourse (83% match) with 16.9M subscribers and Kings and Generals (78% match) with 4.1M subscribers, both overlapping on queries like classical history, ancient Rome politics, and medieval history lessons. Overly Sarcastic Productions (66% match, 2.5M subscribers) also shares topics such as classical history and Greek and Roman democracy, while TED-Ed (64% match, 22.4M subscribers) overlaps on medieval history lessons and democracy topics. History Skills (59% match, 44.3K subscribers) overlaps on history source analysis and primary sources. Tom FitzGerald has 26.1K subscribers, significantly smaller than the top competitors, and competes primarily on classical/ancient history, political biography, and historical analysis queries. The common thread is educational history content focused on classical/medieval periods and the analysis of historical sources and ideas.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Tom FitzGerald?

CrashCourse — 83% match, 16.9M subscribers; Kings and Generals — 78% match, 4.1M subscribers; Overly Sarcastic Productions — 66% match, 2.5M subscribers. All three produce educational history-focused content with narrative storytelling and historically themed videos, similar to Tom FitzGerald's approach.

What type of content does Tom FitzGerald make?

Tom FitzGerald creates history-focused videos, with titles like What Julius Caesar and Napoleon Knew About Success..., The Crusader Who Liberated Jerusalem and Then Refused to Be King..., Why is European Conquest Treated Differently??, Did the Battle of Tours Really Save Europe?, and How the Reconquista Began.... He averages ~2.9 uploads per week and his videos draw an average of 13.3K views each.

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